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About This Site

Over 1,000 images and documents from North Tonawanda, NY's colorful past. There are also about 80 collections on various NT places and businesses, often with a brief historical summary.

The wild, early years of the Erie Canal and lumber boom; the worldwide phenomenon of the carousel; the rival carousel (band) organ makers, including Wurlitzer; the increasingly heavy industry; the little schools and churches that nourished minds and spirits; the occasionally idyllic neighborhoods, and the trains and trolleys which steamed and sparked their way through them; the water-borne lifestyle of the Niagara River and the canal; the diverse and sometimes clashing ethnic populations–all these stories this collection humbly attempts to illustrate in some small way.

Do you have any association with the local historical societies, or organizations?

No. I have been fortunate enough to meet and speak with the wonderful people and volunteers at our carousel museum and historical societies, and to sometimes share research or provide IT support, but I have no formal association with them.